The role of fathers in language maintenance and language attrition: The case of Korean-English late bilinguals in New Zealand

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-301

  Kim, Sun Hee Ok ^a   Starks, Donna ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family; Korean; Language attrition; Language maintenance; Language proficiency; Language use

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951273701     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050903193958     Document Type: Article

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